2023–24_Perth_Wildcats_season

2023–24 Perth Wildcats season
2023–24 Perth Wildcats season
Head coach	John Rillie
Captain	Jesse Wagstaff
Arena	Perth Arena
NBL results
Record	17–11 (60.7%)
Ladder	2nd
Finals finish	Semifinalist; (lost to JackJumpers 1–2)
	Stats at NBL.com.au
Player records
Points	Cotton 23.1
Rebounds	Doolittle 6.8
Assists	Cotton 4.3
	All statistics correct as of 13 March 2024.
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Perth Wildcats season

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The 2023–24 Perth Wildcats season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Quick Facts Perth Wildcats season, Head coach ...

On 16 May 2023, the Wildcats have picked up John Rillie’s third year team option.^[1]

Roster

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Game log

Regular season

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2023–24 game log
Total: 17–11 (Home: 10–4; Road: 7–7)

September: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	29 September	Tasmania	W 101–95	Jordan Usher (35)	Pinder, Sarr (5)	Bryce Cotton (6)	Perth Arena 12,361	1–0

October: 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	1 October	@ S.E. Melbourne	L 110–99	Ben Henshall (24)	three players (5)	Bryce Cotton (10)	John Cain Arena 6,641	1–1
3	6 October	Adelaide	W 82–75	Bryce Cotton (19)	Keanu Pinder (7)	Bryce Cotton (5)	Perth Arena 11,306	2–1
4	13 October	Melbourne	L 81–88	Keanu Pinder (25)	Alexandre Sarr (9)	Corey Webster (5)	Perth Arena 10,982	2–2
5	15 October	@ Sydney	L 99–86	Bryce Cotton (22)	Keanu Pinder (7)	Tai Webster (5)	Sydney SuperDome 10,546	2–3
6	21 October	@ Adelaide	L 89–78	Keanu Pinder (17)	Keanu Pinder (13)	Keanu Pinder (5)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 8,140	2–4
7	27 October	Brisbane	L 79–84	Keanu Pinder (22)	Kristian Doolittle (11)	Bryce Cotton (5)	Perth Arena 10,481	2–5

November: 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	4 November	Adelaide	W 99–88	Bryce Cotton (29)	Kristian Doolittle (8)	Bryce Cotton (5)	Perth Arena 11,326	3–5
9	6 November	@ Melbourne	W 95–102 (OT)	Bryce Cotton (24)	Jesse Wagstaff (8)	Kristian Doolittle (5)	John Cain Arena 10,175	4–5
10	10 November	New Zealand	W 94–76	Bryce Cotton (37)	Kristian Doolittle (11)	Doolittle, H.Harris (4)	Perth Arena 10,685	5–5
11	16 November	Cairns	W 88–80	Bryce Cotton (25)	Kristian Doolittle (8)	Bryce Cotton (4)	Perth Arena 9,976	6–5
12	18 November	@ Brisbane	W 76–79	Bryce Cotton (25)	Keanu Pinder (10)	three players (3)	Nissan Arena 4,869	7–5

December: 4–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
13	1 December	Sydney	W 114–105	Bryce Cotton (41)	Keanu Pinder (9)	Bryce Cotton (7)	Perth Arena 11,897	8–5
14	8 December	@ Illawarra	L 100–82	Jordan Usher (17)	Keanu Pinder (10)	Bryce Cotton (7)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 2,921	8–6
15	15 December	Tasmania	W 89–88	Bryce Cotton (28)	Bryce Cotton (8)	Cotton, Pinder (4)	Perth Arena 12,600	9–6
16	23 December	@ Melbourne	L 109–103 (OT)	Bryce Cotton (36)	Keanu Pinder (9)	Doolittle, Pinder (4)	John Cain Arena 10,175	9–7
17	26 December	@ Cairns	W 102–105	Bryce Cotton (33)	Kristian Doolittle (16)	Pinder, T.Webster (4)	Cairns Convention Centre 4,050	10–7
19	28 December	@ Adelaide	W 82–100	Bryce Cotton (24)	Doolittle, Pinder (5)	Bryce Cotton (6)	Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,468	11–7

January: 5–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	7 January	@ New Zealand	W 102–108	Bryce Cotton (31)	Hyrum Harris (8)	Tai Webster (6)	Spark Arena 6,280	12–7
20	13 January	S.E. Melbourne	W 100–79	Bryce Cotton (34)	four players (6)	Tai Webster (4)	Perth Arena 12,859	13–7
21	19 January	Brisbane	W 118–86	Bryce Cotton (28)	Hyrum Harris (11)	Bryce Cotton (7)	Perth Arena 12,836	14–7
22	21 January	@ Sydney	W 98–104	Bryce Cotton (29)	Kristian Doolittle (7)	Usher, T.Webster (5)	Sydney SuperDome 13,138	15–7
23	25 January	Illawarra	L 77–95	Tai Webster (16)	Kristian Doolittle (10)	Bryce Cotton (3)	Perth Arena 12,771	15–8
24	27 January	@ S.E. Melbourne	W 91–103	Tai Webster (23)	Keanu Pinder (11)	Bryce Cotton (8)	State Basketball Centre 3,422	16–8

February: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
25	4 February	New Zealand	L 78–89	Keanu Pinder (21)	Keanu Pinder (15)	Bryce Cotton (6)	Perth Arena 12,975	16–9
26	10 February	Cairns	W 117–88	Bryce Cotton (26)	Alexandre Sarr (12)	Bryce Cotton (4)	Perth Arena 12,895	17–9
28	15 February	@ Illawarra	L 108–92	Bryce Cotton (20)	Hyrum Harris (7)	Tai Webster (5)	Wollongong Entertainment Centre 4,486	17–10
28	17 February	@ Tasmania	L 86–72	Alexandre Sarr (17)	Kristian Doolittle (5)	Henshall, Usher (3)	Derwent Entertainment Centre 4,340	17–11

2023–24 season schedule

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Pos	2023–24 NBL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Melbourne United	28	20	8	71.43%	3–2	W1	11–3	9–5	2615	2454	106.56%
2	Perth Wildcats	28	17	11	60.71%	2–3	L2	10–4	7–7	2630	2563	102.61%

3	Tasmania JackJumpers	28	16	12	57.14%	4–1	W4	8–6	8–6	2564	2378	107.82%
4	Illawarra Hawks	28	14	14	50.00%	3–2	L1	8–6	6–8	2547	2518	101.15%
5	Sydney Kings	28	13	15	46.43%	2–3	W1	7–7	6–8	2672	2602	102.69%
6	New Zealand Breakers	28	13	15	46.43%	3–2	L1	8–6	5–9	2498	2480	100.73%

7	Brisbane Bullets	28	13	15	46.43%	2–3	L1	8–6	5–9	2458	2534	97.00%
8	Cairns Taipans	28	12	16	42.86%	1–4	W1	7–7	5–9	2506	2589	96.79%
9	Adelaide 36ers	28	12	16	42.86%	3–2	W1	9–5	3–11	2457	2563	95.86%
10	S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	28	10	18	35.71%	1–4	L4	7–7	3–11	2425	2691	90.12%

	Leader and qualification to semifinals
	Qualification to semifinals
	Qualification to play-in games
	Last place

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Ref.
Michael Harris	7 April 2023	2-year deal	^[2]
Tai Webster	21 April 2023	2-year deal (club option)	^[3]
Corey Webster	3 May 2023	2-year deal (club option)	^[4]
Jesse Wagstaff	2 June 2023	1-year deal	^[5]

Player	Date Signed	Contract	Former team	Ref.
Keanu Pinder	1 April 2023	2-year deal	Cairns Taipans	^[6]
David Okwera	5 April 2023	3-year deal	Melbourne United	^[7]
Ben Henshall	17 April 2023	2-year deal	Centre of Excellence	^[8]
Hyrum Harris	26 April 2023	2-year deal	Adelaide 36ers	^[9]
Alexandre Sarr	9 May 2023	1-year deal (next star)	Overtime Elite	^[10]
Dontae Russo-Nance	27 May 2023	3-year deal	Auckland Tuatara	^[11]
Jordan Usher	9 August 2023	1-year deal	Beşiktaş	^[12]
Kristian Doolittle	26 September 2023	1-year deal	Limoges CSP	^[13]

Player	Reason left	Date Left	New Team	Ref.
Luke Travers	Declined player option	30 March 2023	Melbourne United	^[14]
Mitch Norton	Mutual release	19 April 2023	Brisbane Bullets	^[15]
Todd Blanchfield	Mutual release	28 June 2023	Illawarra Hawks	^[16]
Majok Majok	Free agent	7 August 2023	Tasmania JackJumpers	^[17]
Oliver Hayes-Brown	Released	6 September 2023	Richmond	^[18]

2023–24_Perth_Wildcats_season

2023–24 Perth Wildcats season

Roster

Depth chart

Standings

Ladder

Ladder progression

Game log

Pre-season

Regular season

Postseason

Transactions

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

Club awards

See also

References

External links

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Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
PG	Tai Webster	Kyle Zunic	Dontae Russo-Nance
SG	Bryce Cotton	Corey Webster	Ben Henshall
SF	Jordan Usher	Michael Harris	David Okwera
PF	Kristian Doolittle	Hyrum Harris	Jesse Wagstaff
C	Keanu Pinder	Alexandre Sarr	Jack Andrew

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Team ╲ Round
Adelaide 36ers	9	10	10	9	7	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Brisbane Bullets	1	2	6	7	6	5	7	6	6	6	7	9	9	6	5	4	5	6	5	7
Cairns Taipans	8	6	3	4	3	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	9	7	6	7	8	8	8
Illawarra Hawks	10	8	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	5	6	8	6	4	4	4
Melbourne United	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
New Zealand Breakers	4	7	5	6	10	9	9	9	8	9	9	7	6	8	9	7	8	7	6	6
Perth Wildcats	6	5	8	8	8	6	5	4	3	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	5	9	7	5	2	3	4	5	5	3	5	5	5	7	8	10	10	10	10	10
Sydney Kings	2	3	2	3	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	5	4	5	7	5
Tasmania JackJumpers	7	4	4	2	5	4	3	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3